Mechanical toy.



H. S. COLEMAN.

MECHANICAL TOY.

APPLlCATlDN FILED JULYI. 19:7.

1,245,089. Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

iii a n u TH"! HALE S. COLEMAN, OF ASHLAND, WIsCQNSIN.

MECHANICAL TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. so, 1917.

Application filed July 7, 19 7. Serial no. 179,196.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HALE S. COLEMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ashland, in the coiuity of Ashland and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanical Toys;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a mechanical toy; and, tothis end, it consists of the novel devices and combinations of deviceshereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, I

Figure 1 is a view of the toy, partly in side elevation and partly incentral vertical section, with some parts broken away; and

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the irregular line 22 of Fig. 1.

The numeral 3 indicates two vertically spaced annular base sectionssupported at diametrically opposite points on hooplike frame a. The toymay be turned and supported on either of its base sections 3. Locatedbetween the two base sections 3, is an upright rod. 5 having each of itsends bent to form a pair of diametrically opposite crank arms 6,provided with eyes 7 in their outer ends. The intermediate portion ofthe rod 5 is also bent to form an annular eye, in which isintermediately secured a horizontal bar 9. On each end of the bar 9, isa figure 10 (as shown, a boy holding a flag) secured by a horizontalpivot 11, in th form of a nail or screw, for turning movement in avertical plane, and the lower portions of said figures have sullicientweight to keep the same in upright positions.

Each pair of crank arms 6 is secured to the adjacent base section 3, atthe axis there of, by a pair of flexible non-elastic connections 12, asshown, in the form of cords. These cords 12 have their inner endssecured in the eyes 7 of the crank arms 6 and their outer ends areextended through axial bores 13 in the base sections 3 and which boresalso extend radially through the frame 4:. The outer ends of the cords12 are knotted at 14, after passing the sam through the bores 13, toanchor the same.

are formed in the bottoms of the base sections 3 to receive the knots14:, so that said base sections will rest evenly upon the support onwhich they are alternately placed... The pairs of cords 12 have suchslack, that mechanical power of gravity to revolve the. whirling" partsof the toy, and when said toy is turned, so that the twisted pair ofcables 12 1s uppermost, said cords, under the weight of the rod 5, bar 9and figure Cavities 15 10, acting on the connected pair of crank arms 6,impart a whirling movement to said rod, bar and figures. This movementof the whirling arts of the toy, acting through the lowermost crank arm6, will twist the connected pair of cords 12 simultaneously with theuntwisti'ng of the uppermost pair thereof. I

lVhen theuppermost pair of cables 12 is untwisted, the whirling of themovable parts of the toy stops. toy so that the same is supported on itsother base sectiong, which brings the pair of cords-12, thus twisted,uppermost, the movable parts are a gain started to whirl.

Secured to each base section 3, is a cylindrical casing 16, whichextends axially inward andhas in its inner end a small aperturethroughwhich the adjacent end of the rod 5 projects. These casings 16 hold therod 5 againstradial movement, but with freedom for endwise movementtherethrough, and completely inclose the crank arms 6 and pairs of cords12.

Fi hat I claim is 1. A mechanical toy comprising a frame, an upright rodhaving cranks at its ends, an object carried by the rod, and flexiblenon-elastic pairs of connections between the crank ends of the rod andopposite points on the frame, said pairs of connections having suchslack that the one pair can be twist-ed without placing the other pairunder strain, whereby when the twisted pair of connections is uppermost,the same will impart a whirling movement to the rod and object carriedthereby and twist the lowermost pair of connections.

2. A mechanical toy comprising a frame, an upright rod having cranks atits ends, a bar intermediately secured to the intermediate portion ofthe rod, a figure pivoted Then by turning the to each end of the bar forpivotal movement in a vertical plane and weighted to stand in an uprightposition, and flexible nonelastic pairs of connections between the crankends of the rod and opposite points on the frame, said pairs ofconnections having such slack that the one pair can be twisted. withoutplacing the other pair under strain, whereby when the twisted pair ofconnections is uppermost, the same will impart a whirling movement tothe rod, bar, andobjects carried thereby and twist the lowermost pair ofconnections.

3. A mechanical toy comprising a pair of vertically spaced base sectionsand a frame connect-inn the same, an upright rod located between thebase sections and having cranks at its ends, abar carried by the rod andhaving figures mounted thereon, and pairs o1 cords connecting the crankends ot the rod to the base sections, said pairs of cords having suchslack that the one pair can be twisted without placingthe other 7 pairunder strain, whereby when the toy is supported on the base section tobring the twisted pair of cords uppermost, the same will impart awhirling movement to the rod, bar and figuresand twist the lowermostpair of cords.

a. A mechanical toy comprising a pair of vertically spaced base sectionsand a frame connecting thesame, an upright rod located between the basesections and having cranks at its ends, a bar carried ,by the rod andhaving figures mounted thereon, pairs of cords connecting the crank endsof the rod to the base sections, said pairs of cords having such slackthat the one pair can be twisted without placing the other pair understrain, whereby when the toy is supported on the base section to bringthe twisted pair or cords uppermost, the same Wlll impart, a whirlingmovement to the rod, 'bar and figures and twist the lowermost pair ottcords, and casings secured to the base sections and covering the crank 5ends of the rods and the pairs of cords.

of cords.

6. A mechanical toy comprising a pair of vertically spaced base sectionsand a frame connectinpfthe same, an uprightrod located between the basesecti ns and having each of its ends bent iO, TOIHi a pair of crank armsand ha ing its intermediate portion bent to form a loop a barintermediately secured to the loop in the rod, figures mount ed on thebar, pairs of cords connecting the crank arms to the base sections, saidpairs of cords having. such slack that the one pair can be twistedwithout placingthe other pair uncer strain, whereby when the toy issupported on the base section to bring the twisted pair of cordsuppermost, the same will impart a whirling movement to the rod, bar andfigures and twist the lowermost pair ofcords, and casings secured to thebase section and covering the crank arms and pairs of cords.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of, two witnesses.

HALE S. COLEli iAN. li itnesses Tn'nofW. G. Nonn, il innrs WELKER.

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